No it wasn't but thanks for replying anyway.
I've just come off prozac,I was on 40mgs a day,but my sleep was
disturbed so I stopped.
Therapy can be really expensive,especially as its not guaranteed to
even work! I think therapy should be reasonably cheap.It's not our
fault we are mentally ill!!
Emily.

--- In theobsessivelycleanden@..., Eadaoin ni dhubhda
<crazyaideen@y...> wrote:
> hi was that email ment for me i was in therapy for five years but
when i turned eighteen i couldnt arrord it any more and i am on
prozac
>
> emilyrns <emilyrns@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi Lymdsey,
> Thanks for sharing your story.My friends don't know about
> my problems either and I'd prefer to keep it that way.A bit of me
is
> embarassed I guess,even though I know I shouldn't be.How come you
> don't get psychological help from for example from a therapist of
> some sort? I don't think [the majority of] GP's are experiemced to
> deal with our sort of problems.If you don't mind me asking,what
> medication are you on??
> Kind regards,
> Emily.
>
> --- In theobsessivelycleanden@..., Kivlin Lyndsey
> wrote:
> > Hi..I wrote to the website some time ago and didn't
> > really know whaht to expect. It's lovely to hear from
> > other people. I have suffered from OCD my entire life
> > I think but it's only recently that it has been
> > recognised by my GP. I also suffer from depression on
> > and off and unfortunately am at a rather low point
> > just now. My friends don't know I have these
> > problems..it's so very hard to explain don't you
> > think? They just think I'm a bit of a 'tidy-up' freak
> > and we laugh about it..but sometimes inside I'm
> > crying. I've been on medication now for over 4 years
> > and am slowly 'weaning' myself off them...it's hard
> > work but I'm determined to do it. Having said that,
> > there's no shame in it so I guess if I don't manage it
> > I shouldn't get too worked up about it.
> > Anyway,that's me in a nut-shell (literally!!!)
> >
> > Take care y'all.....
> >
> > Lyndsey
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Zorg wrote:
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> > >
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I remember you. You're the woman with the nice web
> > > site. Yes, I did subscribe to your group, but
> > > haven't had any messages and forgot about it.
> > >
> > > I live in Cumbria and have OCD (diagnosed in 1998).
> > > At the moment, though, I try not to introduce myself
> > > as someone with a mental illness. Not because I'm
> > > ashamed of it or anything, but at one point I was
> > > almost going around as Mr OCD and I think it is a
> > > mistake to define ourselves by our illnesses. But I
> > > think it's okay to mention it - OCD - where
> > > appropriate, as in this case.
> > >
> > > I knew someone with BDD 3 or 4 years ago and he
> > > wasn't a bad looking lad. Of course, people were
> > > always telling him this, and the more they told him,
> > > the worse his BDD seemed to get.
> > >
> > > I am also a very tidy person. I sometimes think
> > > being /that/ tidy isn't healthy and I need to get
> > > messy. It's easy to say, though, and harder to do.
> > >
> > > Finding some people who understand (our problems) is
> > > a good idea, I think. It's hard if you think your
> > > boat is drifting at sea and you're the only person
> > > in it. Well, you're not the only person in it. There
> > > are plenty of others who are in a similar situation.
> > > And I think with mutual support we can decide which
> > > direction to point the boat.
> > >
> > > Oh, nice metaphor... the boat I
> > > mean. Maybe I should have been a poet? :-)
> > >
> > > Zorg
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: emilyrns
> > > To: theobsessivelycleanden@...
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:46 AM
> > > Subject: [The Obsessively Clean Den] Hello,I am
> > > new..
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,I am Emily and I live in the North
> > > of England.
> > > My prime problem is BDD [Body Dysmorphic Disorder]
> > > which
> > > incidentally,is linked to OCD ,and I am getting
> > > treatment and
> > > medication for this.I have had BDD for roughly 4
> > > years.However,I also
> > > have problems with ordiliness and tidiness which
> > > can be so
> > > frustrsting and time-consuming.
> > > I hope I get to hear from somebody soon who
> > > understands,
> > > Thanks for reading.
> > > Emily
> > >
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